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The difference between a cordless VOIP phone and a Wi-Fi VOIP phone
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| qiaoqianapply@gmail.com 2007-08-15, 1:11 am |
| Well, we all know that the Internet phines are going wireless, as far
as i'm concerned, two kinds of them are getting more and more popular,
one is cordless handset, the other is Wi-Fi VOIP handset ,
To save money, voice over ip is essential and indispensible. Then i'm
wondering, how much do we need a Wi-Fi handset , when cordless ones
being adequate in use?
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| Gordon Henderson 2007-08-15, 7:11 am |
| In article <1187153571.222941.140630@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
<qiaoqianapply@gmail.com> wrote:
>Well, we all know that the Internet phines are going wireless, as far
>as i'm concerned, two kinds of them are getting more and more popular,
>one is cordless handset, the other is Wi-Fi VOIP handset ,
>To save money, voice over ip is essential and indispensible. Then i'm
>wondering, how much do we need a Wi-Fi handset , when cordless ones
>being adequate in use?
Wi-Fi is also cordless. Maybe you mean DECT which has no wires or cords
to the handsets.
DECT was designed to carry voice traffic, Wi-Fi is more general purpose.
Today, I'd have DECT any day over Wi-Fi. (And I currently have both, but
the DECT is superior with far better coverage)
Some very good VoIP capable DECT phones are the Siemens range. Eg:
http://www.provoip.co.uk/index.php?manufacturers_id=16
Gordon
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| mypost001@gmail.com 2007-08-15, 7:11 am |
| On 8 15 , 12 52 , qiaoqianap...@gmail.com wrote:
> Well, we all know that the Internet phines are going wireless, as far
> as i'm concerned, two kinds of them are getting more and more popular,
> one is cordless handset, the other is Wi-Fi VOIP handset ,
> To save money, voice over ip is essential and indispensible. Then i'm
> wondering, how much do we need a Wi-Fi handset , when cordless ones
> being adequate in use?
I am a little confused by your question. Because Wi-Fi handset is also
a cordless handset.
But the Wi-Fi handset do have some advantages compared to traditional
ones. And its most oustanding advantage would be the speed of access
into the network which is up to 11Mbps, so it can meet the substantial
files transmition. Other than that, it can spread its signal to a
further distance.
However in my opinion, the cordless DECT ip phones are ecential for
your use which has less cost. You can find what you want at:https://
host569.ipowerweb.com/~telecomc/osCommerce/catalog/index.php/cPath/21?
osCsid=d2e3d32fa02d3fa4a301d758221fa49b
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| yaoren51@gmail.com 2007-08-15, 7:11 am |
| On 8 15 , 2 34 , Gordon Henderson <gordon+use...@drogon.net> wrote:
> In article <1187153571.222941.140...@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
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> <qiaoqianap...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Wi-Fi is also cordless. Maybe you mean DECT which has no wires or cords
> to the handsets.
>
> DECT was designed to carry voice traffic, Wi-Fi is more general purpose.
>
> Today, I'd have DECT any day over Wi-Fi. (And I currently have both, but
> the DECT is superior with far better coverage)
>
> Some very good VoIP capable DECT phones are the Siemens range. Eg:
>
> http://www.provoip.co.uk/index.php?manufacturers_id=16
>
> Gordon
I agree with your opinion.I prefer cordless handset to Wi-Fi
handset ,however skill of cordless is more mature than latter one.but
I think the products of siemens are too high ,I have seen that one
DECT voip phone are just sold 75 dollars .It can save you a lot of
money.
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| Gordon Henderson 2007-08-15, 7:11 am |
| In article <1187163134.832623.154290@q4g2000prc.googlegroups.com>,
<yaoren51@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 8 15 , 2 34 , Gordon Henderson <gordon+use...@drogon.net> wrote:
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>I agree with your opinion.I prefer cordless handset to Wi-Fi
>handset ,however skill of cordless is more mature than latter one.but
>I think the products of siemens are too high ,I have seen that one
>DECT voip phone are just sold 75 dollars .It can save you a lot of
>money.
Only this is the UK and we pay pounds here, and do be sure that the
realyl cheap ones are real phones and not USB type phones which require
your PC act as the "phone" part of it all.
The Siemens ones have 2 connections - one to your existing BT wall socket
and one Ethernet to your VoIP connection.
But do qualify your idea of "cordless" technology. There are many types
of cordless phone technology - the old rubbish analogue connections
where you needed a telescoipc antennae to the new DECT standards and
Wi-Fi, GSM, etc. which are also cordless...
Gordon
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| tcspaypal@gmail.com 2007-08-15, 7:11 am |
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> Only this is the UK and we pay pounds here, and do be sure that the
> realyl cheap ones are real phones and not USB type phones which require
> your PC act as the "phone" part of it all.
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> The Siemens ones have 2 connections - one to your existing BT wall socket
> and one Ethernet to your VoIP connection.
>
> But do qualify your idea of "cordless" technology. There are many types
> of cordless phone technology - the old rubbish analogue connections
> where you needed a telescoipc antennae to the new DECT standards and
> Wi-Fi, GSM, etc. which are also cordless...
>
> Gordon
75 dollar = 38 pounds. it is different too many. after I follow the
link of that Cordless phone, I found it is nearly as same as siemens.
but it looks that I have to buy from China and Siemens is a great
brand.
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| Gordon Henderson 2007-08-15, 7:11 am |
| In article <1187174646.865427.175010@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
<tcspaypal@gmail.com> wrote:
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>75 dollar = 38 pounds.
+ postage + import duty + VAT.
I'm not convinced it's worth it - unless you travel to/from the US
frequently and can smuggle it back.
>it is different too many. after I follow the
>link of that Cordless phone, I found it is nearly as same as siemens.
>but it looks that I have to buy from China and Siemens is a great
>brand.
And buying from a UK distributor gives you someone to complain to if it
should go wrong...
Gordon
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| wikedhumor@large.com 2007-08-15, 7:11 pm |
| On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:44:06 -0700, tcspaypal@gmail.com, wrote:
>75 dollar = 38 pounds.
Depends upon whether your dollar is Malay or Australia.
Also the exchange rate varies daily. One days dollar is an other days
nonsense.
wik
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| wikedhumor@large.com 2007-08-15, 7:11 pm |
| On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:30:40 -0700, mypost001@gmail.com, wrote:
>I am a little confused by your question. Because Wi-Fi handset is also
>a cordless handset.
Is not a wi-fi handset able to be totally independent of both PC and
phone lines. Provided that the phone base is connected to a phone
line a cordless phone works. A cordless Voip phone can mean that the
base is plugged into a USB on a switched on PC. A true WiFi phone
only needs a Broadband modem/router to be switched on. Surely?
Wik
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| Prometheus 2007-08-16, 7:11 pm |
| In article <46c2db45$0$21102$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>, Gordon Henderson
<gordon+usenet@drogon.net> writes
>In article <1187174646.865427.175010@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
> <tcspaypal@gmail.com> wrote:
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>+ postage + import duty + VAT.
>
>I'm not convinced it's worth it - unless you travel to/from the US
>frequently and can smuggle it back.
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>
>And buying from a UK distributor gives you someone to complain to if it
>should go wrong...
And a product from another country might not be legal in the UK, it also
might not work if it is on a different frequency.
--
Ian G8ILZ
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
~Ansel Adams
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| Prometheus 2007-08-16, 7:11 pm |
| In article <1187163040.491771.100270@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
mypost001@gmail.com writes
>But the Wi-Fi handset do have some advantages compared to traditional
>ones. And its most oustanding advantage would be the speed of access
>into the network which is up to 11Mbps, so it can meet the substantial
>files transmition. Other than that, it can spread its signal to a
>further distance.
Just how much speed do you need? Remember it is only voice, a few
hundred k should be enough.
--
Ian G8ILZ
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
~Ansel Adams
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